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Immigrant Integration in L.A.

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Immigrant_integration_repor The California Community Foundation has launched the Immigrant Integration Initiative, a five-year campaign to increase immigrants’ ownership of their communities and integrate immigrants into the socioeconomic fabric of society. The foundation released its commissioned report, Immigrant Integration in L.A.: Strategic Directions for Funders, authored by USC Professor Manuel Pastor and researcher Rhonda Ortiz, which details the state of immigrant Los Angeles, learnings from the community and directions for future policy. “Southern California’s social stability and economic prosperity is directly tied to what happens to our immigrant workers, families and children,” said Antonia Hernández, president and CEO of the California Community Foundation. “We’re in this together. So it is in our mutual interest and obligation to help our immigrant neighbors integrate into society…We are investing not just in their future, but in Southern California’s as well.” The initiative seeks to create pathways to strengthen the social, economic and civic engagement of immigrants to improve the quality of life for both immigrants and non-immigrants in L.A. County. The foundation also announced seed investments of $3.75 million over a five-year period through grants in the areas of social services, civic engagement and economic integration. CCF released a request for proposals for nonprofits seeking funding in these areas. Interested and eligible nonprofits are encouraged to attend a How To Apply Workshop scheduled for Feb. 27, 2009. Read the Los Angeles Times story on the initiative and report.

KJ